Bernard Arnault

Bernard Arnault

• French tycoon decides against becoming Belgian

  French luxury goods billionaire Bernard Arnault has decided not to become Belgian to avoid negative publicity back home. Arnault, one of the world's ... 

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  LVMH cashes in on rising luxury goods demand

  French luxury conglomerate LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton confirmed Thursday that it's recession-proof: Net profit rose 12 percent last year, as ... 

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  Offshore account dispute snarls top French taxman

  The man at the forefront of France's fight against fiscal fraud is now one of those being investigated. Budget Minister Jerome Cahuzac has spent ... 

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  Depardieu, in tax fight, gets Russian citizenship

  The Kremlin has cast Gerard Depardieu in one of the most surprising roles of his life — as a new Russian citizen. The announcement Thursday that ... 

• Head of luxury bag-maker Louis Vuitton steps down

  The head of famed luggage and handbag-maker Louis Vuitton is stepping down because of health reasons. Luxury goods purveyor LVMH, which owns the ... 

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  Depardieu wants to surrender French passport

  Gerard Depardieu, one of France's best-known actors, has chastised his country's Socialist prime minister for insulting remarks over his decision to ...